We’re halfway through the Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2012 and we already see a distinct beauty trend emerging. Dramatic eyes were the focus as lip colours in natural nudes and barely there blushes ensured that the faces of the models served as blank canvases.

Exaggerated Smoky Eyes

At Vizyon, black was used to create contours all over the lid, even extending the brow line all the way to the inner eye. The look was marginally and more diffused at Jatin Varma, where the black shadow was used to cover the lid in a uniform shade and to create wispy cat eyes. At both Nandita Thirani and Payal Singhal eyes were completely rimmed in thick black with just a touch of pearlescent shadow on the lids.

Amped up Eye-liner

Payal Khandwala used kohl and liner lined cat eyes with neat top knots to embellish her modern sage inspired collection. At Roma Narsinghani the eye was quite similar to what we saw at Khandwala, with the addition of black shadow being used in the eye crease. Pale pink shadow at Shift by Nimish Shah and Yogesh Chaudhary was a subdued base for a bold, thick stroke that ended in a little flick while the black was softened a little on the lower lash line. The most statement eyes of the week so far were spotted at Babita M where we saw a graphic use of blacked eye-liner tinged with an acidic green.